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Democrats who control the House and Senate are pursuing what they call an "affordability agenda." One part of that agenda is access to contraception.
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The Health Wagon is getting two new machines to help screen for cervical cancer. The technology allows specialists at the University of Virginia to remotely assist providers in Southwest Virginia.
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“It’s a short-term fix to skyrocketing capacity prices and a short-term fix to bringing these data centers online and generate revenue," one lobbyist said on behalf of Dominion Energy. -
Members of the General Assembly are considering a bill that would create a new model policy on what kind of books are on the shelves at school libraries. -
There’s been a lot of talk about the impact of data centers and what consumers will pay for power. Now, environmentalists are raising another concern as Sandy Hausman reports. -
"Even though my votes aren’t going good, the Brunswick stew is going great,” said Lynchburg Delegate Wendell Walker. -
Many of us gather items such as used soup cans, milk jugs, and old medicine bottles to be recycled. But what actually gets recycled… or reused? WMRA’s Ayse Pirge explores two places in the Shenandoah Valley with different approaches to processing reusables. -
"The Shark Is Broken" puts audience on board the Orca as actors endure downtime while filming "Jaws"A play about the making of a cinema classic is in the works at a community theater in Roanoke.
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The sale of assault-style firearms may soon be banned in Virginia. The House and Senate have both approved versions of the idea. -
Virginians are on track to vote on new proposed congressional maps in April. Meanwhile, a bill creating the new map was debated in the House of Delegates. -
How should Virginia participate in the Electoral College? Legislators are considering joining other states to reduce its influence.
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